1. Who is the person being interviewed? The person that is being interviewed is Mr. Frank Dixon.
2. What is his title or position? He is a painter.
3. What is his race, gender, and age? He is German, a male, and 53 years old.
4. Where is the Interview taking place? Not available.
5. What is the date of the interview? Feb. 1939
6. Who is the interviewer? L.A Rollins
7. If you can find a picture of this person, put it on the page next to your answers.
This picture is a good example of the Great Depression because it shows the size of the room and how small the houses were. It shows how the African American people lived.
PICTURES 2A
Image, Source: intermediary roll film
1.Describe what you see. ~ I see a big building with fine details, and I also see a car.
2.What do you notice first? ~ I notice the fine details and architecture in this building.
3.What people and objects are shown? ~ An object that is being showed is a car.
1.Why do you think this image was made? ~ I think this image was made to show the architecture they had back then.
2.Who do you think was the audience for this image? ~ I think the audience for this picture was architects
3.If someone made this today, what would be different? ~ The architecture would be different and there would be people in the picture.
1. When? ~ Decemeber 1935.
2. Where? ~ Alabama.
3. Why? ~ To show the architecture.
Image, Source: digital file from intermediary roll film
1.Describe what you see. ~ I see two colored people on their porch.
2.What is the physical setting? ~ The physical setting is a colored person's house.
3.What other details can you see? ~ I see it is not a very nice house.
1.Why do you think this image was made? ~ To show people how the colored people lived.
2.Who do you think was the audience for this image? ~ Everyone.
3.If someone made this today, what would be different? ~ The house would be nicer.
1. Who? ~ Two colored people.
2. Where? ~ Their house.
3. Why? ~ To show how they live.
Image, Source: digital file from intermediary roll film
1.Describe what you see. ~ I see colored people's feet.
2.What do you notice first? ~ I notice that they all don't have shoes on.
3.What other details can you see? ~ I can see that their clothes aren't in good condition.
1.What can you learn from examining this image? ~ That the colored people didn't live so great back then.
2.What’s missing from this image? ~ Shoes on the people's feet.
3.If someone made this today, what would be different? ~ The people would have shoes and look cleaner.
1. Who? ~ Colored people.
2. When? ~ May 1941.
3. Why? ~ To show how bad they had to live back then.
PICTURES 2B
- Larger images available only at The Library of Congress
1.Describe what you see.~ I see a colored weighting room sign.
2.What, if any, words do you see? ~ The words I see the colored waiting room.
3. What other details can you see? ~ I see the arrow that points to a building.
1.Why do you think this image was made? ~ I think it was made to show the racism back then.
2.What can you learn from examining this image? ~ That they were very racist back then.
3.If someone made this today, what would be different? The sign wouldn't only say colored, it wouldn't be racist.
1.What? ~ A colored; waiting room sign.
2.Where? ~ Outside.
3.Why? ~ To show racism.
Sign above moving picture theater, Waco, Texas
1.Describe what you see. ~ I see a only colored theatre.
2.What is the physical setting? ~ A movie theatre.
3.What, if any, words do you see? ~ The GEM THEATRE; exclusive colored theatre.
1.Why do you think this image was made? ~ To show how racist it was back then.
2.Who do you think was the audience for this image? ~ Everyone.
3.If someone made this today, what would be different? ~ There wouldn't be racism.
1.What? ~ A only colored movie theatre.
2.Where? ~ A move theatre.
3.Why? ~ To show racism.
A cafe near the tobacco market, Durham, North Carolina
1.Describe what you see. ~ I see a Farmer's Cafe.
2.What do you notice first? ~ I noticed the two cars parked outside the Cafe.
3.What people and objects are shown? ~ The objects being shown are the two cars.
1.Why do you think this image was made? ~ To show what Cafe's looked like back then.
2.What’s missing from this image? ~ People.
3.If someone made this today, what would be different? ~ The cars would be new.
1.What? ~ A Farmer's Cafe.
2.Where? ~ Alabama.
3.Why? ~ To show a Farmer's Cafe.
QUESTION 1A
1. Who is the person being interviewed? The person that is being interviewed is Mr. Frank Dixon.2. What is his title or position? He is a painter.
3. What is his race, gender, and age? He is German, a male, and 53 years old.
4. Where is the Interview taking place? Not available.
5. What is the date of the interview? Feb. 1939
6. Who is the interviewer? L.A Rollins
7. If you can find a picture of this person, put it on the page next to your answers.
PICTURE 1B
This picture is a good example of the Great Depression because it shows the size of the room and how small the houses were. It shows how the African American people lived.
PICTURES 2A
1.Describe what you see. ~ I see a big building with fine details, and I also see a car.
2.What do you notice first? ~ I notice the fine details and architecture in this building.
3.What people and objects are shown? ~ An object that is being showed is a car.
1.Why do you think this image was made? ~ I think this image was made to show the architecture they had back then.
2.Who do you think was the audience for this image? ~ I think the audience for this picture was architects
3.If someone made this today, what would be different? ~ The architecture would be different and there would be people in the picture.
1. When? ~ Decemeber 1935.
2. Where? ~ Alabama.
3. Why? ~ To show the architecture.
1.Describe what you see. ~ I see two colored people on their porch.
2.What is the physical setting? ~ The physical setting is a colored person's house.
3.What other details can you see? ~ I see it is not a very nice house.
1.Why do you think this image was made? ~ To show people how the colored people lived.
2.Who do you think was the audience for this image? ~ Everyone.
3.If someone made this today, what would be different? ~ The house would be nicer.
1. Who? ~ Two colored people.
2. Where? ~ Their house.
3. Why? ~ To show how they live.
1.Describe what you see. ~ I see colored people's feet.
2.What do you notice first? ~ I notice that they all don't have shoes on.
3.What other details can you see? ~ I can see that their clothes aren't in good condition.
1.What can you learn from examining this image? ~ That the colored people didn't live so great back then.
2.What’s missing from this image? ~ Shoes on the people's feet.
3.If someone made this today, what would be different? ~ The people would have shoes and look cleaner.
1. Who? ~ Colored people.
2. When? ~ May 1941.
3. Why? ~ To show how bad they had to live back then.
PICTURES 2B
1.Describe what you see.~ I see a colored weighting room sign.
2.What, if any, words do you see? ~ The words I see the colored waiting room.
3. What other details can you see? ~ I see the arrow that points to a building.
1.Why do you think this image was made? ~ I think it was made to show the racism back then.
2.What can you learn from examining this image? ~ That they were very racist back then.
3.If someone made this today, what would be different? The sign wouldn't only say colored, it wouldn't be racist.
1.What? ~ A colored; waiting room sign.
2.Where? ~ Outside.
3.Why? ~ To show racism.
1.Describe what you see. ~ I see a only colored theatre.
2.What is the physical setting? ~ A movie theatre.
3.What, if any, words do you see? ~ The GEM THEATRE; exclusive colored theatre.
1.Why do you think this image was made? ~ To show how racist it was back then.
2.Who do you think was the audience for this image? ~ Everyone.
3.If someone made this today, what would be different? ~ There wouldn't be racism.
1.What? ~ A only colored movie theatre.
2.Where? ~ A move theatre.
3.Why? ~ To show racism.
1.Describe what you see. ~ I see a Farmer's Cafe.
2.What do you notice first? ~ I noticed the two cars parked outside the Cafe.
3.What people and objects are shown? ~ The objects being shown are the two cars.
1.Why do you think this image was made? ~ To show what Cafe's looked like back then.
2.What’s missing from this image? ~ People.
3.If someone made this today, what would be different? ~ The cars would be new.
1.What? ~ A Farmer's Cafe.
2.Where? ~ Alabama.
3.Why? ~ To show a Farmer's Cafe.